Does anyone have infos regarding growth rates of juvenile A.sinensis?
Ralf
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Growth rates of Chinese Alligators
Ralf Sommerlad
Aug 24, 2003 04:12 PM
Replies (2)
Matt Harris
Aug 26, 2003 11:32 AM
You might try contacting the Bronx Zoo. They've raised many and may have that data.
Email me privately if you need contacts.
Matt
Pedersen,Soe
Aug 31, 2003 05:59 AM
Hi Ralf
They seems to grow fairly rapidly. It depends on temperature and hibernation time.
If kept warm all year and fed twice a day they can reach 120 cm in one year, but I cannot recommend it.
According to the people from Anhui, they need to be 7 years to breed, and if you feed them normally and hibenate them 4-5 months each year, they will be in the right size then.
My animals are from 1998 and are about 100 cm and a weight of 3100 and 3900 g. Expect a 20 cm growth a year untill maturity, if kept under natural conditions.
Best wishes
Søe Pedersen
Reptilia-Denmark
